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Vallee Appel Opens Course In Civilion Defense Sept. 18 In Civilian Defense Sept Ten ‘Colden Rules‘ lctfi.'{.‘;’. q tw ahe On How to Travel rector for Highland Park, instructor c How railroad travelers can do their part on the home front to help win the war b'ri-n out in ten "golden rules" of wartime transportation sugâ€" gested by Robert Thomson, passenger traffic manager of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company. Under a new plan to enlist men with flying experience as instructors in the navy air force, all accepted fliers with 140 certified solo hours now will be assigned immediately to active duty and receive an ensign‘s base pay of $150 paer month, plus . subsistence, board and equipment expense, while taking a required civilian Pilot trainâ€" ing course, it has been announced by the Naval Aviaton Cadet Selecton Board in Chicago. Qualifications, besides the 140 hours of solo, for men wha want commisâ€" sions in this class are: 19 to 33 years of age, high school mce and ten years citizenship. receiving a commission and starting theh CPT course, applicants must:pass a flight check by a CPT operator and a navy physical examination that compares approximately with a C. A. A. comâ€" not eligible Navy‘s orlhlnhh.-lnbfltt 7. Sometimes dining car facilities are taxed. In that event you will be showing courtesy to your fellow passengers if you give up your dining war keat as soon as you have comâ€" pleted your meal. 6. Purchase your railroad and Pullâ€" man tickets well in advance of deâ€" parture if at all possible. Ticket agents are always busy in those last few minutes before train time and you make it easier for them and for pasâ€" sengers who couldn‘t avoid making last minute reservations if your transâ€" action is completed. New Plans Made For Enlistment Of Air Force Instructors According to Lieut. (ig) Lyman Templin, director of this program at the board, men previously accepted for this class were not paid while in traifiing, but only received subsistence and equipment expense. The new arâ€" rangement is expected to solve the finincial problems of many fliers, and induce them to assist the navy air force in its vital training program. 5. If you‘ve made reservations and then changed your plans, please notiâ€" ‘fy the railroad immediately, otherwise you may deprive some soldier, sailor or other traveler of a place on the train. * 8. The railroads, just as civilians, are participating in the nation‘s conâ€" servation program. Cooperate with the rairoads in conservation of foods such as sugar and coffee. tramsporting 4,500,000 troops un the first five months of this year, are continuing to do everything in their power to see that war workers, indusâ€" trialists and other business men as well as those seeking recreation reach their destinations with the greatest convenience and comfort possible without hampering the nation‘s war efforts," said Mr. Thomson. sengers to observe, By following the suggestions.passengers will be doing much to further the continuation of railroad conveniences and comforts Mn'e-jqu'dluuo'flhc railroads considerably in the iob of "keeping ‘em rolling" for victory, Mr. Thomson said. The "goiden rules" are as follows : . 2. Determine what your travel reâ€" quiremtns are well an advance of your trip. You help the railway ticket or information clerk greatly if you have all your wants well in mind, thus savâ€" ing his as well as your time. 9. If you find rairoad empoyes very busy, their telephone lines in almost constant use, be patient. Your courâ€" tesy will be returned in kind and apâ€" preciated by the ‘railroad: employes. reqiuryourâ€"oorot . hi$wour ?n shh1? 10. Try to understand that the railâ€" roads, just as the war factories, are doing an important job" in the war effort and that cheerful cooperation and understanding on your part will help in the number one job of winning the war. 1. Travel lightly. Dont‘ take any more baggage on your trip than is necessary. In this way you save a seat for some soldier or sailor and make traveling more pleasant for yoursel. 3. Try to start on your vacation or trip in the middle of the week rather than during a weekâ€"end when traffic may be heavier. If you can, you might arrange your vacation for other than the midâ€"summer months. 4. If you find reservations are not available on a streamliner or other deluxe train, make your resrvations on standard trains. Often these leave about the same time as a streamliner for the same destination, and by takâ€" ing such a train you help "spread ‘the load" yourself He suggested ten "golden rules" of wartime transportation for rail pas with . little inconvenience to On Friday night, Sept. 18, at 8 0â€" clock, Valleeâ€"O: Appel, training diâ€" rector for Highland Park, will give the first lecture of the general course for civilian defense workers at the land Park‘s more than 1200 defense workers are urged to attend and bring guests. The general course is required of all members of the protective servâ€" ices, including the office staff, but the Fedecral and state departments of agriculture estimate that about sixtyâ€" five per cent of the Iilinois corn crop will be out of the way of killing frost EKleven feet high, seven feet wide, weightâ€"sixteen tons, speed sixty miles an hourâ€"these are some of the speciâ€" hcations of the big new Iilinois state highway police tank just placed in service. It is the first of its kind ever built. y Sept. 20; Both corn and soy beans are a little later than usual. Killing frosts usually do not strike the corn belt until some time in October ; two years ago, when the corn crop‘s maâ€" turity was somewhat retarded, the first killing frost did not conte until November 7. This fall finds lHlinois pastures greener and in better condition than they have been for many years. Amâ€" ple rains have produced a lush growth of grasses. This is now of especial benefits to farmers in localities in the southern part of the state where hay and wheat crops were damaged by wet weather carlier in the season. The tank has a turret which can be elevated to allow the crew to look through bufletâ€"proof glass fifteen feet above the ground, and a radio mast which can be raised forty feet. Equipped with machine guns and tear gas projectors, the tank will be used by the highway police to preâ€" vent sabotage of war industries, bridges and lines of Both oil production and the drillâ€" ing of new wells. in the lllinois feld show a decrease this season as comâ€" pared to last year. . During the first cight months of the present year 702 successful wells were completed, compared to 1,802 wells in the same period of 1941, according to the State Geological Survey, The esâ€" timated total petroleum yield this year, up to the end of August, is 74701,000 barrels. During the same eight months last year production amounted to 83,894,000 barrels, a difâ€" ference of more than a million barrels a month. transportation and power Mr. Appel‘s first lecture will exâ€" plain the local plan of civilian defense operations and its relationship to the national organization and intervenâ€" ing regional and state offices. ‘The medting is part of a definite course of training for the workers, planned with a realization that this expandâ€" ing war may require an efficient citâ€" izen army to meet emergencies on the home front. ‘The completion of the courses reâ€" quired if the various branches of civâ€" illian defense is to be recognized officâ€" ially by the awarding of identifying arm bands or other insigne. The: Governor explained that deâ€" ferments will be asked only for men with special technical training whose replacement would be practically imâ€" possiblé At the, outbreak of the war, Goverâ€" nor Green instructed that leaves of absenceâ€"be given state emnloyees enâ€" tering miilitary service. : lectures will be of interest to all civilâ€" ian defense personncel and to the genâ€" eral public as. well. Mr. Appel has reâ€" cently completed the tenâ€"day civilian defense course given by the United States army at Purdue university. A talk by Mr. Yount of Lake Forest university, who is training director of Division 8 will also be featured on the program. Governorâ€" Dwight H. Green has sent the following bulletin to all diâ€" rectors of departments and chairmen of boards and commissions under his supervision : ( "As you know, it is my policy to aid in every possible manner the allâ€" out war effort. "In line with this policy, the state will ask for. no deferment from miliâ€" tary service of any employees under my control, except in cases of extreme emergency. No request for occupaâ€" tional deferment should be made by any department or commission for any .reason without first discussing the matter with me." Two lllinois state parks are now in military use. Five hundred men of the United States Coast Guard are being drilled at Pere Marquette park, which borders the IHlinois river in Jersey county. Chain O‘Lakes park, in northâ€" ceastern IMlinois not far from the Wisâ€" consin border, is being used as a training ground by antiâ€"aircraft forces from Camp Grant. STATE CAPITOL Explain Plans Prepare for Service Colpnel Paul G. Armstrong, 1Mi~ nois director of Sélective Service, has urged all men who have been rejected for military service to rehabilitate themselves so that they may do their part in winning the war. _ _ "All men of military age," Colonel Armstrong said. "owe service to the nation in this crucial hour of our history, No man should shirlc his duty merely because he has been temporaâ€" rily rejected by the army as a result of some physical defect that can be corrected with treatment." "No registrant," the State Director continued, "who has a defect such as hernia, tumor, nasal obstruction, or other disqualification which is found to be correctible, can plead that his financial condition will not permit treatment. In lilinois, the governor‘s plan makes it possible, for those unâ€" able to pay, to receive such treatâ€" ment absolutely free, Anyone desiring rehabilitation under this plan may make application through his local Community Center Calendar sitied LA (A Suspended) which mmtmm& to the army if their defects were corâ€" rected. Yet, because no legislation exists to require them to submit to treatment, they are hiding behind Mpluydaleo.‘ifinlowm- vice." Friday, Sept 18â€" 8 pm. Sunset Terrace Ass‘n. Saturday, Sept 19â€" 10 a.m. Game room open. Sunday, Sept. 20â€" 3 p.m. Special Gifts committee, community chest. Tuesday, Sept. 22â€" 8 p.m. Skokie Players. Wednesday, Sept. 23â€" 9:30 a.m. Board of directors, League of Women Voters. Your electric cords are preciousâ€" ° Electric cords are made mostly of rubber and copperâ€"two materials that are much in demand these days ! Check the electric cords in your home, using this guide. Make them last just as long as they were designed to last! cords to wear out : 1. FRICTION. When disconnecting, don‘t yank on the cord â€"â€" take hold of the plug. Never let a cord beâ€" come twisted or knotwwed. When not in use, hang it over two widely sepasated hooks, so there will be no sharp bend. Never rum cords under carpets, or nail them to the wall or floor. Be sure they are away from moving parts of appliances. 2 HEAT. Keep cords away from mdistors or steam pipes: Even direct sunlight will shorten the life of the rubber in a cord. 3. MOISTORE Don‘t let clectric cords get wet; Bren PUBLIC SERVIGCE COMPANY OF NMORTHERN ILLINO!S HOW TO MAKE CORDS LAST LONGER z) Jf :: s 5. :: season Tuesday night, Sept. 8, with tags ty the rerinng oiterts in honer mmm&fi- ner, Mrs. Maiman, the new presiâ€" dent, carried through the necessary business with dispatch and the rest of the evening was given to a social time for the some 45 women present. ‘ The regular meeting of the Mothâ€" ers‘ club will be held the second Tuesâ€" day evening of each month. Just Us Girls, a club of young busiâ€" ness women opened their meetings on Monday night, Sept. 14, with a desâ€" sert party. They plan to meet this young marrieds will resume their acâ€" tivities this coming Saturday eveâ€" ning, Sept. 19, at 9 o‘clock. The social evening for all members will include dancing and refreshments, preceded by a business meeting long enough year on the second and fourth Monâ€" day nights. The Friendship club will have its first meeting Thursday evening, Sept. 17, for old members and for any new young women interested in joining this year. The time for their meetâ€" ings will be the first and third Thursâ€" day evenings. year. The officers in charge are: president, Jack Frech; vice president, Bell Burgess; secretary, Betty Frech, and treasurer, V. Burgess. Special Committee Of Chest to Meet Amhgoflh:pfidp’fuun-‘ mittee of the Highland Park Comâ€" munity Chest will be held Sunday afternoon at the Community centef at 3 o‘clock. ; Work will be started at that time by the committee in order to be finished by the time the general campaign starts in two weeks. Eugene Hotchkiss is chairman of the committee. â€" The regular meetings will be the first and third Saturday nights. ons will in time absorb waren At for Grade 26 ; Fifth Grade 34; Sixth Grade 33; Seventh Grade ; and Eighth Grade 41 change from the past year. gaurten 20; First Grade 35; for the fall THis represents Hittle The Decrfield Grammar school this «_‘ REPUBLICANS Appliance cords wear most quickly at the points where the cord enters the appliâ€" ance and the plug. Check WHERE TO LOOK FOR DAMAGED CORBS the cords on your lamp and other frequently moved appliances. The Chicago Kellyâ€"Nash machine bosses are hoping that you will not register and therefore not be able to vote for Senator C. WAYLAND BROOKS and his colleagues ARE YOU GOING TO LET THEM _ GET AWAY WITH IT? TO VOTEâ€"BE SURE TO REGISTER WHAT TO DO ABOUT DAMAGED CORDS It is their scheme to drive in enough machineâ€"controlled wotes in Chicago to offect what they hope will be a small Republican vote downstate due to a light registration. your home 5 Register now in the County Clerk‘s office at the County Seat. Don‘t wait until the regular days of registration in . INBEPENDENT YOTERS : DI8ILLUYS!IQONED DEMOCRATS Never try to push worn cords out of sighe~â€"they should be hdtfidy.v Unâ€" les you are sure of your repairing skill, call an elecâ€" wician: He can often reâ€"use most of the old cord, and you know the job is done right! lfolol'l*;- .. |\ Friday, September 25 cream will be available on the grounds. be held at the Green Bay road school on Friday, Sept. 25 at 5:45 p.m. There will be singing around a campfire with a movie after supper. â€" 19th and October 6th. Bay War Saviags Boads and Stamps Picnic